Stargazing Across Time: Shelf Life Episode 5
Stargazing For eons, humanity has been fascinated by the stars. From sundials to telescopes, episode five of the Shelf Life series…
Category: Physical Sciences
Solar Eclipse from Stuttgart, Germany
On March 20, 2015, people across Europe, northern and eastern Asia, and northern and western Africa were treated to…
Winter Hack: New Rubber Grips Icy Surfaces
Winter storms dumped record amounts of snow on the East Coast and other regions of the United States this year,…
Methane-Munching Microbes Limit Global Warming
Holes in the sea floor release methane gas. Microorganisms that live near the holes protect our air by eating 75 percent of the methane.
Brain-like Computers from Optical Fibers
Researchers say to get ready for brain-like computers that can learn and adapt. Computers that function like a human brain could be reality.
First Photo of Light as Wave and Particle
In 1905, Albert Einstein proposed that light has properties of both a wave and a stream of particles. Now, researchers…
Science of Sloshing: Why Foam is Important
Have you noticed that adding foam to the top of a coffee makes walking with it easier? Foam reduces sloshing…
Planet Earth’s Control Panel
This planet earth control panel infographic is the work of the fabulous Eleanor Lutz. Lutz is a Seattle-based graphic designer…
Tuna Stay Warm with Cold Hearts
The heart of a bluefin tuna keeps pumping during extreme temperature changes that would stop a human heart, according to…
Fish Food Turned into Two New Biofuels
By Kate S. A common algae commercially grown to make fish food could become a future source of biofuel, according…